GlobalHouse welcomes participants from around the world who are interested in reaching their true potential in life. The way we will help accomplish this is through the new operating system of Potentialism.

In fact, we believe the liberated potential of individual people holds the best hope for a brighter future for us all. Moreover, we believe that all of us have a great opportunity to enhance our own lives and those of others by simply participating in or joining GlobalHouse and adding your voice to a new effort for all humanity.

If we are to implement new concepts and change we must rely on the change agents of our time— students, educators, and other rational/visionary thinkers; including political and social leaders, individuals, progressive business leaders, professionals, and members of compatible single cause organizations such as environmentalists, women’s rights organizations, humanists, peace organizations, and human rights organizations. Together they are the heart and soul of what we call “The Nexus Option.”

The Nexus Option is an alternative that applies the new socio-economic paradigms of Potentialism to address and resolve our individual and global problems. It is the application of the socio-economic paradigm of Potentialism by those who can still change the world.

The Nexus Option is comprised of three major components. Which one are you?

Students – The Explorers

Students, especially college or university students, are the cutting edge of change. They are the explorers of each generation. They are the challengers of the status quo, the establishment, the conventional wisdom of their time. Throughout history, they have played a vital role in social evolution. They are both receptive to new ideas and energized to make them happen. The energy is the lifeblood of change. With the guidance and leadership that professors and other educators can provide, students represent the potential of future generations. When they leave academia, the knowledge and beliefs they take with them often change the world in important and positive ways for us all.

Empowered with the new epistemology of Potentialism and supported by a network of local GlobalHouses, these young people represent the best, perhaps the only, hope for the future of the world.

What will they do with their opportunity? Will they finally be the generation to take the world in an entirely new direction? Will they abandon the piecemeal incremental approach that has failed each generation before them? Will they go forward armed with new understandings about the human condition?

Educators – The Sages

Throughout the last millennium, nothing has advanced humanity more than education and learning. Especially worthy of recognition are those champions of higher learning that inspire and lead our young people in new ways and into new places of the heart and mind. They teach far more that the discipline within their assigned purview. They teach tolerance, understanding, and knowledge. They broaden the intellectual base for the future of us all. They are the sages of our time. For too long these vital assets of society have been undervalued, under-recognized, and underpaid.

For too long their contributions and importance have been diminished and overshadowed by the self-aggrandizing actions of those who give little and take much. Now is the time for change! If students are the great ships of change, then educators are the rudders of those great ships. They provide the knowledge and guidance that helps the young explorers find the course forward. They are the antithesis of ignorance and dogma. They are the champions of learning and understanding.

And if the students have a vital role to play in changing the world, the educators have no less a burden. Without their support and wisdom, the young explores may well reach the rocks instead of the shore.

The great question is whether they, like their students, can hear the call when it comes, can read the message and recognize its verisimilitude, can separate the wheat from the chafe amidst the cacophony of competing noises.

And if they can, will the educators make a stand here? Will they add new meaning to their accomplishment and contributions? Will they be the purveyors of a new human experience? Will they step forward from the shadows and assume a leading role commensurate with their knowledge and understanding?

Other Progressives – The Heroes

Progressive people of all types are the true heroes of history. They are the most courageous among us. They fight lonely isolated battles for humanity that few ever witness or acknowledge. They fight on because it is needed and right. Their contributions are great but their recognition is small. They are the heroes in the shadows of life.

In addition to students and educators, progressives of all types must play a vital role in Potentialism. Many of these progressives are already making important contributions in the service of humanity. Political leaders and especially those in developing countries, women’s groups, human rights groups, environmentalists, humanists, peace activists, advocates for those with disabilities, international advocates, progressive business leaders, and many others are working hard to help tens of millions of people and make the world a better place for us all. There is no reason to abandon these worthwhile single-issue causes. Likewise, there is no reason for members of these causes not to participate in a larger concept; a holistic concept that shows the relationship of all these single-issue causes, a cause that connects all worthwhile causes under a common set of values and ethics for the twenty-first century. Perhaps it is the Cause of All Causes.

We do not know if single cause progressives can make a transition to an even greater cause. We don’t know if they have enough heroism left to face yet another great battle. We don’t know if their heroism can be summoned and added to the vitality of students and the wisdom of educators. We can only hope.

Now is a great time to start the journey by joining with other people from campuses and communities around the world. Even if you are shy or reluctant, your participation will enable you to keep up with the progress and programs of GlobalHouse without any obligation. So, please join with us now and begin to unravel the mystery. It will change the rest of your life.

You may participate in a variety of ways such as: following our website, signing up for RSS feeds, interacting on our social media sites, reading the Potentialism Series of books, starting a reading group, involving others, discussing Potentialism, contacting us, starting a mini-GlobalHouse, volunteering, etc.

Listed below are some of the many talents and expertise that can help:

leaders

activists/organizers

photographers

videographers

writer/editors

engineers

journalists

information technologists

translators

bloggers

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GlobalHouse encourages you to share your talents and expertise with the world to help everyone live better and fuller lives. If you are interested in volunteering, please send your contact information and your area of interest to us.